ฮา
haaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
funny; hilarious (colloq.)
causing laughter; humorous (colloquial/slangy tone)
Examples
มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
This joke is really funny; everyone laughed right away.
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The movie I watched last night was funny and made me feel good.
His post was so hilarious that I had to share it with my friends.
Her comment was both biting and funny; it made me smirk when I read it.
2VerbA2
[to] laugh (colloq.)
to laugh or react with amusement (colloquial)
Examples
ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneคลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3classifier: video clips4[to] clip; fasten with a clip5ammunition clipนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I watched this clip and laughed a lot.
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That joke made everyone at the table burst out laughing.
He tripped at the door and did a funny pose, making his friends laugh.
พิธีกรpí-tee-gonปล่อยbplòiมุกmúkติดๆdtìt dtìtกันganผู้ชมpôo chomในnaiสตูดิโอsà-dtuu-di-oฮาhaaกระจายgrà-jaai
The host kept cracking jokes, and the studio audience erupted in laughter.
3InterjectionA2
ha! (laughter)
an exclamation representing laughter or amusement
Examples
ฮาhaaฮาhaa1funny; hilarious (colloq.)2[to] laugh (colloq.)3ha! (laughter)มุกmúkมุกmúk1joke; gag (colloquial)2pearl3ploy; trick; line (colloq.)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตลกdtà-lòkตลกdtà-lòk1funny; amusing2comedian3ridiculous; absurd; laughableจังjangจังjangso; very (degree intensifier, postposed)
Ha! That joke is so funny.
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Ha, I got pranked by my friend again.
Ha ha, that story is really amusing to hear.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
haa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |